St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Hall Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, SK9 3AE
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah McGuire
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 111323
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
About this school
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School was a Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wilmslow. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 55% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 77% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Benedict's Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.9% | 24% | 208 | — |
| St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 202 | 0.0 miles |
| Handforth Grange Primary School | 74% | 4% | 11.9% | 340 | 0.6 miles |
| The Wilmslow Academy | 60% | 6.2% | 22.2% | 389 | 0.7 miles |
| Outwood Primary School | 66% | 6% | 31.2% | 202 | 1.2 miles |
| Thorn Grove Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 19.1% | 214 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.04%
- English as an additional language
- 23.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 11.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Handforth Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
The Wilmslow Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wilmslow
-
Outwood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cheadle
-
Thorn Grove Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cheadle
Other schools in Wilmslow
- Ashdene Primary School Primary
- Gorsey Bank Primary School Primary
- Handforth Grange Primary School Primary
- Lacey Green Primary Academy Primary
- Lindow Community Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School Primary
- St. Benedict's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Styal Primary School Primary
- The Wilmslow Academy Primary
- Wilmslow High School Secondary
- Aurora Summerfields School Special schools
- Pownall Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Wilmslow.
- Has St Benedict's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Benedict's Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School had 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 7 July 2025.